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We do encourage you to read the entire CNNMoney article. Below is the section of the article that highlights Get Kids Moving!

Flash cards that get tots jumping

Company: Getkidsmoving

Location: Cleveland, OH

Product: Activity cards for toddlers

When Jenny Chrisman was homeschooling her three-year-old twin girls in 2003, she found herself running out of ideas to keep them active and entertained. “The winter time was especially difficult because they spent so much time indoors,” she said.

Chrisman decided to invent an educational product for preschoolers that would keep kids active inside or outdoors. She spent the next two years researching kids’ brain development patterns and the importance of physical fitness for young children.

She applied what she learned into creating “Exercards.” It’s a set of 26 cards, each of which demonstrates a fun physical activity and includes a built-in lesson. On the “tick tock tippy toe” card, an animated dog teaches kids to exercise their calves by going up and down on their toes. He also teaches kids to move their arms like the hands of a clock.

“So kids are exercising and learning about the hours of the day at the same time,” said Chrisman. On the opposite side of each card is a letter of the alphabet so kids can engage in quiet learning too.

“I tried them on my girls first and they loved them,” said Chrisman. Chrisman spent about $5,000 to print 1,000 sets of the cards in 2007. She sold them online for $10 each and through toy stores in her area.

A year later, Creative Child Magazine gave her product the “Seal of Excellence Award.”

“As a parent, I felt it was very important for me to instill healthy food and lifestyle habits in my kids,” said Chrisman. “If we help children develop these habits early, hopefully we’ll be able to tackle the obesity epidemic in this country.”

You should ease into your running program gradually. In fact, the beginners’ program we outline here is less of a running regimen than a walking and jogging program. The idea is to transform you from couch potato to runner, getting you running three miles (or 5K) on a regular basis in just two months.

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Submitted by Mrs. McVey’s 5th grade class

No one likes to feel sick and sluggish. Eating a balanced diet, exercising and starting each day with a positive attitude go a long way to keeping your body and mind healthy. Making wise nutritional choices is important whether you are a kid or an adult. How to make those choices is the challenge most of us face. READ MORE

Great article from AuPair.org. Read it…

10 Reasons to Abolish the Clean Plate Club

American kids are taught to clean their plates. “There are children starving in Africa”, is the mantra  they hear repeated throughout their young lives. So, one may wonder, how does stuffing my face here in Peoria help end world hunger? The truth is, it’s time to put that idea to bed, and we’ll give you ten reasons why. Here then, are 10 reasons to abolish the Clean Plate Club:

1. The campaign began during war time, when READ MORE

Bikes, Balls In Class, How Phys Ed Transformed One School

Sound body, sound mind has long been the accepted wisdom.

But schools have traditionally promoted brains and brawn separately.

Not so at Naperville Central High School west of Chicago. Here the kids who struggle with math and reading go to gym class first.

“What we’re trying to do here is jump start their brain,” says Paul Zientarski, chairman of the Physical Education Department at Naperville.

So the very first class of the day is physical education.

And at Naperville, exercise isn’t confined to the gym. There are bikes and balls right in the classroom. Even in reading class, these kids are constantly on the move. READ MORE

Think FUN and YUM ME! for the holidays! Check out this funy video from Element Bars. Share and save 15%!

At  Element Bars the healthy and “yummy” snack solution is easy and FUN! You can have fun building your own snack bar. All the ingredients are healthy options and many are offered as organic. You can even add boosts for things such as immunity, bone health, heart health and more.

How cool is this…As you add ingredients, the nutrion label automatically updates so you know immediately what the health benfits are of the bar you’re creating.  The site will even coach you on ingredients that “fit” together; this way you don’t design a bar that you’re not going to like. The ingredients and boosts are labelled with their particular health benefit (heart health, brain function, etc…). If you want a bit of help from a nutritionist, that’s available too!

If you don’t want to create your own bar, you can choose from the prepared recipes, all healthy and delicious. You can even choose the recipe designed by Get Kids Moving for the YUM ME! bar!

This is an awesome idea, a fun site and a great snacking solution for the health conscious!  Build your own custom energy bar today.

If you are new to winter sports, snowshoe and cross country are easy to learn and fun for all ages making them perfect for families and groups and they are a great way to get some exercise.  We’ll have the experts and the equipment on hand to help you get started, all you have to do is show up ready to have fun.

Discover your new winter passion!

Winter Trails Day involves almost 100 resorts and Nordic Centers nationwide, and gets 11,000 kids and adults on the snow each year.  Please visit our Find A Site page to search for a site near you.

READ MORE about Winter Trails Day

Often times I will just let me kids play, play, play and have “snacks” out for them at their ready. I know they’ll eventually find their way in and am happy that they will find something yummy and healthful on the table. I have found that if I ask what they want, I don’t always get a response requesting a healthy item. So, instead of asking…I have just started placing things out, and guess what…it all gets eaten!!

• I may put out a tray of fresh fruit and some cheese. 
• I may put out some crackers or pretzels, some cut-up veggies and a healthy dip.
• I may put a sign out listing items to be found in the fridge or freezer (like whole fruit bars, frozen fruit for smoothie-making… )
• I’ll set up a water bar where the kids can choose how to flavor their water
  • include slices of lemons, limes, oranges, cucumber, strawberries, melon…
  • just have them add the fruit item to the glass then pour the water over it

For some awesome and light summer snacks to help keep things cool while also keeping everyone healthy, visit GKM’s page listing a multitude of yummy, Summer Snacks! You can either follow the link directly to our Summer Snacks page or browse all of our Recipes (even some comfort food can be adjusted for summer lovin’)! 

Happy and Healthy Summer Eats to All!!